1. Since making his debut on June 3, Puig leads the major leagues in hits (89) and runs (47).

2. He’s a fan of La Caridad, a Cuban restaurant on Sunset Boulevard.

3. The Dodgers have the best winning percentage in baseball since Puig’s arrival (.723).

4. It took at least one failed attempt before Puig successfully defected to the United States from Cuba. A member of the Coast Guard boat that captured Puig’s party emailed Yahoo! Sports and told the story.

5. The Dodgers scouted Puig when he was a teenager. Mike Brito, the scout who also signed Fernando Valenzuela, first watched him play in an international tournament in Canada.

6. Puig bequeathed the title of Best Player in Cuba to Alfredo Despaigne, a 27-year-old outfielder who is not expected to defect.

7. Puig already has signed a major endorsement deal with the Rudy Project, a sunglasses manufacturer based in Italy.

8. Puig can kick a baseball like a hackey sack, having done so with soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo before a game in July.

9. Snoop Dogg and Chris Brown were among those who took pictures with Puig at a Playboy Mansion party held during the All-Star break.

10. He bought his parents, Omar and Maritza, a house in Miami.

11. Puig was born Dec. 7, 1990 in Cienfuegos, Cuba.

12. Puig played 63 minor-league games before being called up to the Dodgers.

13. In his first minor-league game in the Arizona Rookie League, Puig went 0 for 4 with a strikeout.

14. In his final minor-league game with Double-A Chattanooga, Puig went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts.